How to print in 3 copies from DOS (HP LaserJet 1300)

[koski.andrew]

Hello!

I have small question.

I have an old accounting program and need to print from DOS to HP
LaserJet 1300 in 3 copies. The program itself doesn't have the option
to configure that.
Going back from after-printing to print the page again is not an
option, because it consumes too much time :-/

Is there a way to put some string to autoexec/config or any other
place to make that happen ?

Regards!

koski

 

[Tony]

Hello!

I have small question.

I have an old accounting program and need to print from DOS to HP
LaserJet 1300 in 3 copies. The program itself doesn't have the option
to configure that.
Going back from after-printing to print the page again is not an
option, because it consumes too much time :-/

Is there a way to put some string to autoexec/config or any other
place to make that happen ?

Regards!

koski

There are some techniques for this that I have seen posted in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax
I suggest you ask the question there.
Tony
MS MVP Printing/Imaging

 

[measekite]

Redirect the lpt port to a file and then print the file 3 times

 

[koski.andrew]

Thanx, but I need to explain that to a really old accountant lady, and
I don't think she would catch what am I saying to her at all ;-)


I'm asking about some pretty smart DOS driver, or program shell, which
coul do the trick ...


Regards!

 

[The Natural Philosopher]

Thanx, but I need to explain that to a really old accountant lady, and
I don't think she would catch what am I saying to her at all ;-)


I'm asking about some pretty smart DOS driver, or program shell, which
coul do the trick ...


Regards!

Probably hard to do in DOS alone..without programming skills.

Probably a TSR to intercept the print calls and triplicate them

One way out would be to install LINUX on the PC, and run a dos shell
over that.

piece of cake to make linux print three times

 

[Cliff Hartle]

Maybe with an old style DOS TSR print spooler program.

A fancy DOS driver won't work because there is none. The program directly
sends the print job to the printer a print spooler program will intercept
the program output and then send it to printer hopefully with a copies
switch.

Have you thought about using a copier?

 

[Bennett Price]

Does this application always need to print 3 copies? In that case, set
the app once to Print to File (if it allows that) and then shell out to
DOS (if it allows that) to run a small .bat file to print the file 3x.
If she's got to switch back and forth between 1x and 3x, create two
batch files, 1x.bat and 3x.bat. If need be, the batch file could prompt
for the name of the file to be printed.